[Hoodlum91]

I find it amazing that the dems were so shocked by the results. As it turned out, with the exception of ARG (a dem pollster) and Zogby (need I say more) the pre-election polls turned out to be pretty accurate.

I know my lib co-worker only followed Zogby, even when I tried to point out that RCP would be better. She was WAY to optimistic and got burnt. Oh well!

[Russ]

Our side lost in both 1992 and 1996 to Bill Clinton. While I'm sure all of us were disappointed we didn't react like these liberals are reacting. These spoiled brats have been handed everything they ever wanted and, now, when they finally can't have something they have a temper tantrum. It shows the difference between children and adults. The adults won last Tuesday.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

I have a coworker who guaranteed Ketchup Boy would win. I wanted to bet him on it, but didn't feel right taking money from a sucker.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

find it amazing that the dems were so shocked by the results. As it turned out, with the exception of ARG (a dem pollster) and Zogby (need I say more) the pre-election polls turned out to be pretty accurate.

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Amidst all the hand-wringing about the exit polls and about the Karl Rove strategery this point seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. The pre-election polls nailed the result, multiple polls, multiple polling organizations, multiple states, multiple points in time.

Another point that is worth thinking about is this. How did the kerry organization react to a piece of data (in the midst of a battle) that turned to be wrong? How did the Bush administration react to the same piece of data? Kerry's organization started writing victory speeches and deciding how to work on their transition. The Bush organization put the data in a larger context, saw that it was flawed, and stayed the same course they were on.

OK, so what does that tell you about the temperament and maturity of the respective organizations? What does that tell you about who you would want managing a crisis confronting the nation? (As if we already didn't know that!)